| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070247 | Incident Date: Jun, 11 2006 |
| Consumer's City: TEHACHAPI | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TUNDRA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TBRT34123S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The bolts on my tudnra's left ball joint sheared off and the left front wheel collapsed on june 12, 2006. the failure occurred in page, arizona while we were on vacation. the failure occurred after our dealer fixed the joints on april 17, 2006 pursuant to toyota's recall notice for this problem. we consider ourselves fortunate to be alive. i am giving similar notices today to dealer and toyota. our tundra is currently at the body shop in page, az. there was some body damage to the right front side. the work will be done by this friday, june 7. we intend to pick up the car then. i have three of the bolts that came off (two of them that i picked up on the street were sheared) and have asked the repair shop to save all parts that they removed and replace. i also have photos of the tundra at its point of rest in the street. because of traffic control problems, the page police responded to this incident. the officer in charge was c. miller, badge 523. he also provided me with a another number (i don't know if this is an incident number): 06/06/1420. *jb |
